And disclaimer to my above comment... I am by no stretch of the imagination highly knowledgeable on this or many subjects. That's just my preference based on something I might have heard and just tucked away in my file cabinet. I do prefer synthetic rope because I have a fear of the wire one snapping (happened to my nephew) and that led me down the Hawse road. I have never used a roller fairlead, ever. So take it with a grain of salt.